Shon Meckfessel was on his way to meet Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd, and Josh Fattal at the scenic Ahmed Awa waterfall when he got the call that they were captured. Since returning to the U.S., he's released these videos to freethehikers.org, a site dedicated to getting them out. Iranian authorities are notoriously suspicious of Americans as spies, but these videos clearly show the hikers have more in common with your average Bonaroo concertgoer than Jason Bourne:

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I can just imagine a Republican Guard captain thinking, "I don't know...some of those dance moves look pretty CIA to me!" Here's hoping everyone comes to their senses and these hikers get to hit the trail again soon.